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The speech at liberty today was a mixed bag, i think. >> david, let's take a listen to a bit more of what the first lady had to say during her commencement speech at north carolina a & t. >> women now make up nearly half of our workforce yet they still earn only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. and for african-american women, it's just 64 cents. yeah, we passed a federal hate crimes law. but we all know that prejudice of all kinds exists for all kinds too often that still remains. >> how big of an issue is this going to be come november, civil right, as opposed to the economy? >> i think...

Paycheck fairness complements the lilly ledbetter act which gives women more time to file discrimination suits. lilly ledbetter remarked giving women the act is like giving them the nail without the hammer. a woman makes 77 cents for each dollar a man makes, yet republicans aren't buying it. here is romney's surrogate who voted against the led better act trying to sell the gop lie. >> the 77% number is misleading. it doesn't tell the whole story. when you compare men and women in the same positions with the same experience, the same education, there is no pay gap. >> except that just isn't tru...

Paycheck fairness complements the lilly ledbetter act which gives women more time to file discrimination suits. lilly ledbetter remarked giving women the act is like giving them the nail without the hammer. a woman makes 77 cents for each dollar a man makes, yet republicans aren't buying it. here is romney's surrogate who voted against the led better act trying to sell the gop lie. >> the 77% number is misleading. it doesn't tell the whole story. when you compare men and women in the same positions with the same experience, the same education, there is no pay gap. >> except that just isn't tru...

Due to other reasons than gender. republicans blocked the legislation two years ago. paycheck fairness complements the lilly ledbetter act which gives women more time to file discrimination suits. lilly ledbetter remarked giving women the act is like giving them the nail without the hammer. a woman makes 77 cents for each dollar a man makes, yet republicans aren't buying it. here is romney's surrogate who voted against the led better act trying to sell the gop lie. >> the 77% number is misleading. it doesn't tell the whole story. when you compare men and women in the same positions with the sa...

million miles in 39 missions. we'll bring you more what it means for the future of space travel. >> president obama blames oil speculators for the soaring gas prices. a short time ago call forward tougher measures to crack down on the speculators. he wants to require traders to put more of their own money and increase the penalties for manipulating the markets. republicans blame the president's policies for the rising prices. he says drilling alone is not going to solve the problem. >> politicians who say if we just drilled more then gas prices would come down. we have been drilling ...